Backstreet Rookie
| Backstreet Rookie | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 편의점 샛별이 |
| Literal meaning | Convenience Store Saet-byul |
| Revised Romanization | Pyeon-uijeom Saetbyeor-i |
| Genre | |
| Based on | She's Too Much for Me (lit. Convenience Store Saet-byul) by Hwalhwasan (Active Volcano) and Geumsagong → SUGIKI HARUMI |
| Written by | Son Geun-joo |
| Directed by | Myoungwoo Lee |
| Starring | |
| Ending theme | "Crazy" by April |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jung Tae-won |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Production company | Taewon Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | June 19 – August 8, 2020 |
Backstreet Rookie (Korean: 편의점 샛별이) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Ji Chang-wook and Kim Yoo-jung. It is based on the 2016–2017 webtoon She's Too Much for Me (Korean: 편의점 샛별이; lit. Convenience Store Saet-byul) written by Hwalhwasan (Active Volcano). It is the first Korean drama funded by the global channel Lifetime and produced by Taewon Entertainment. The series aired on SBS TV at 22:00 (KST) from June 19 to August 8, 2020, on Fridays and Saturdays for 16 episodes. It is available on iQIYI and on Rakuten Viki with subtitles in multiple languages globally.